Irvine Coast Marine Life Refuge
Irvine Coast Marine Life Refuge is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of -2 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Cove Historic District, a park 0.7 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- -2 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Cove Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Swanson Park: 1.8 mi
- Palm Tree Circle: 1.9 mi
- Crescent Bay Point Park: 2.3 mi
- Boat Canyon Park: 2.7 mi
- Disappearing Path: 2.7 mi
- Semper Memento: 2.9 mi
- Goldenrod Footbridge: 3.2 mi
- Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory: 3.3 mi
- Parker Vista: 4.8 mi
- Sea Lions on the Rock: 2.7 mi
- Seagulls in Flight: 2.8 mi
- Art A Fair (summer): 3.4 mi
- Kobe Bryant Mural: 3.4 mi
- Nakayoshi - Good Friends: 3.5 mi
- Newport Landing Whale Watching: 4.5 mi
- The Balls: 5.6 mi
- Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 6.6 mi
- Irvine Lanes: 7.3 mi
- Laser Tag: 7.3 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 5.5 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Garden Center 1: 7.0 mi
- Pelican Hill: 1.8 mi
- Signal Peak: 3.0 mi
- Temple Hill: 4.8 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 5.0 mi
- French Hill: 5.9 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 3.1 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Costa Mesa Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 7.3 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 7.6 mi
- Tomato Spring: 11.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.6 mi
- Mustang Spring: 17.3 mi
- Crow Spring: 17.7 mi
- Laurel Spring: 17.9 mi
- China Cove Beach: 3.3 mi
- Balboa Beach: 4.6 mi
- Edgewater: 4.8 mi
- Newport Dunes: 4.8 mi
- Arch Beach: 5.1 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 2.6 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 6.3 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Randall Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 13.5 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 5.3 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 14.6 mi
- Vista Point: 14.8 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 17.3 mi
- Washout Falls: 17.3 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 17.4 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 17.6 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 13.0 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 16.4 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Three Arches: 7.8 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Irvine Coast Marine Life Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ENE 60° | 1,734 m | 20.0 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ENE 58° | 1,675 m | 19.8 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ENE 66° | 1,401 m | 22.7 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | ENE 72° | 1,373 m | 22.0 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ENE 69° | 1,315 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NE 40° | 1,211 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 53° | 1,197 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NE 47° | 1,161 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:29 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 3 mi away.
- Sunburst Anemone1,019 obs
- Striped Shore Crab680 obs
- Western Gull541 obs
- Hudsonian Whimbrel492 obs
- Ochre Sea Star484 obs
- Willet417 obs
- California Mussel412 obs
- Black-bellied Plover407 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358822082
Day trips start here
- Laguna Beach · 5 mi
- Newport Beach · 5 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 6 mi
- Beach Cities · 8 mi
- Costa Mesa · 8 mi
- Irvine · 8 mi
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